Big Forth clean up weekend

Everybody hates Litter
The big Forth cleanup event weekend will take place from August 28th to 30th, 2026. The hub is marked on the map as we aim to tackle pollution in our estuary. While we have not finalised all the arrangements yet due to our focus on the various water management, capture, and storage issues we are designing in at the hub, we are also addressing the pollution in our local rivers. So we want to be part of this worthwhile campaign, more info here
Keep Scotland Beautiful will be at the hub on Saturday, August 29th, to host an interactive and entertaining water life cycle demonstration. There may also be a visit from Flo, the emergency flood bus in Scotland, organised by Falkirk District Council’s resilience team. The council's recycling and waste team will also be in attendance. Eventbrite for KSB`s big forth clean up
We are planning our sustainable urban drainage systems at the hub and factoring in the effects of SEPA`s flooding danger zones map into our plans. Our goal is to alleviate the strain on local storm drains by incorporating water capture initiatives. We view our PolmontFest as an opportunity for public engagement regarding these plans.
On Sunday, August 30th, we plan to screen a film that highlights where plastic waste from our estuary ends up. Our chairman first seen this film called The North Drift at its UK launch during the LandXSea Film Festival, where he is also a trustee and a board member. It is an amazing film, and he can't wait to see it again and share it with his community. This screening is part of a series of hope, inspiration, and action, taking place over six weeks starting August 19th, as part of FEL’s month-long biodiversity festival.
Polmont residents have a Landfill Site on their doorstep; and light and noise pollution from the flaring where Ineos is still the biggest producer of plastic in Scotland. The Scottish Government has banned the use of many single use plastic items, and tried to introduce a return scheme similar to Europe, yet still litter is one of the biggest complaints in local communities and rubbish litters our streets and rivers. The Forth Estuary at Bo’ness has millions of nurdles, raw plastic pellets, produced at Grangemouth and plastic waste along the tideline valley wide. this feeds into the north sea issues that this film highlights,
After a profound experience on the Lofoten Islands, filmmaker Steffen Krones from Dresden begins to build buoys to track the paths of plastic waste through German and international waters. In the process, he meets scientists and companions who support him in his project. Steffen travels north with the buoys - a road trip that opens his eyes to the condition of our waters and the need for substantial change.

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